executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That was followed by an April 2025 executive order that, among other things, is intended to increase the number of parking spaces for big rigs. —Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026

Trump last month signed an executive order to create an anti-fraud task force, led by Vice President JD Vance, across federal benefit programs. —Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026

Trump last month signed an executive order to create an anti-fraud task force across federal benefit programs led by Vice President JD Vance. —Ali Swenson, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026

Newsom has issued executive orders in the past barring state agencies from contracting with companies with ties to countries like Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. —Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for executive order

• boarder
• border
• corder
• warder
• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder

Legal Definition

executive order

noun

: an order issued by a government's executive on the basis of authority specifically granted to the executive branch (as by the U.S. Constitution or a congressional act)

the National Security Agency was created by an executive order

compare proclamation, statute

Note: An executive order from the president does not have the force of law until it is printed in the Federal Register.